Happy 4th Birthday, Hailey!

So this is a little overdue. I've been so bad at blogging lately! Too many things to do and not enough time. So Hailey's birthday was back at the beginning of September...September 5th to be exact. Like I said, this is way overdue but I thought I would still post a few pictures. Oh, and to top off her big day, Brandon fell off of a ladder and landed on her brand new princess bike, only hours old! Thankfully he had only scrapes and bruises but he felt so bad that he ruined Hailey's new bike that he took her back to Toys R' Us that night to pick out a new one. Notice at the beginning of the slide show she's riding the princess bike and at the end she's on the new barbie "replacement" bike.

Despite the accident, she still managed to have a fun filled birthday that included a birthday dinner at Spaghetti Factory and a Build-A-Bear party with her cousins. Happy Late Birthday, Hailey!

Farewell...

Please join me in a moment of silence....I want to thank the good Lord for making me a Yankee.

LET'S GO YANKEES.....

Look out Carrie Underwood...

Tonight the VMA's (Video Music Award's) touched down at the McKinney house. Live, center stage on the toy box I bring to you....Carrie Underwood. Note: Wardrobe brought to you by American Girl Bitty Baby. Video recording brought to you live, via my cell phone.

Aqua Globes!

Okay, so I've been meaning to post about this for a while and am now just getting around to it. As everyone knows by now, my birthday was a few weeks ago and in trying to decide what to get me, Brandon asked Hailey what she thought. She immediately replied, "Aqua Globes!". She's so funny...one Saturday morning she was watching the Strawberry Shortcake cartoon and loved it so I decided to record it for her and has since watched it a thousand times. The episode just happens to have an Aqua Globes commercial in the middle of it and every time it comes on she asks me what color I want, "Red, Blue, Green or Multicolor". It's so funny, she has the whole thing memorized and would be a great sales rep for the company! So, on my birthday she handed me an envelope and was so excited for me to open it. Inside was a certificate for my Aqua Globes (it took 2-3 weeks to ship). They arrived last week and of course we had to open them and put them to use immediately. And I have to say, they are fabulous! I am the first to admit that I am horrible at remembering to water my 3 plants so now instead of continuously bringing them back from the dead, I can keep them constantly watered with my Aqua Globes! Thank you for the thoughtful gift, Hailey! :-)

You too can be the proud owner of a set of Aqua Globes.

Happy Birthday Traci!!!

This will probably be my last posting once Traci gets wind of it so I might as well go out with a bang. Happy Birthday Traci. Hope you have a great day. Here is my top 29. Drum roll please...

29. That you take time to get crazy with the kids even after a long day at the office.

28. Every morning when the girls get up, no matter where you are in the beautifying process you take time to come over and say good morning to them and give them a love.

27. That you love A-Rod and the Yankees.

26. Your brown hair followed by your big brown eyes. Grrrrrr baby…very Grrrrr.

25. Your skills that you have when it comes to computer programs, building web sites, and being creative. (For example…Our Blog, Our House, Birthday parties, & any other holiday)

24. Kennedy’s birthday this year (go ahead and scroll down to see what I am talking about.) Holy crap you’re creative and loved every minute of it.

23. Your ability to still love me even though my grammar is not the best.

22. Your will to make sure the girls hair is done every morning come hell or high water, a few tears, & a few yelling matches.

21. I love how you like to do little family activities with our little family.

20. That you support my Saturday morning McDonalds run’s.

19. That you’re calm, cool, and collected when the girls are sick or hurt.

18. That you have changed as many diapers as I have.

17. I love how you stand out back and shake your head as I am mowing the lawn for a second time right after I just finished the first mowing. (I like a tight mow, babe)

16. That you will go out in the backyard with me and hit baseball’s on the hit away and get fired up about it, & talk trash the rest of the night.

15. You’re Sexy-Licious.

14. That 8+years ago you introduced me to an 80/20 (80% diet coke, 20% coke with lime) and I haven’t gone back since. Moment of silence please.

13. That KONA, HI 96740 really is Zion.

12. That you let me make sonic runs with Clark W. Grizwald.

11. That you love to craft stuff up to make our house look so cute.

10. That you accept me when we go somewhere and we run into someone I know and I forget to introduce you.

9. Your understanding (not acceptance) of my cell phone addiction.

8. That you don’t sweat the small stuff.

7. The love that you have for the holidays. Halloween ends….Christmas begins.

6. Even at 29 you’re still in love with Disneyland and all it has to offer.

5. The excitement you have for shopping for the girls and would rather buy stuff for them instead of you.

4. That you have put up with me for this long.

3. That new BBQ Chicken Pizza recipe that you found.

2. That you get so mad at me when I try to surprise you.

1. That you said yes 7 plus years ago. I know, I know, cheesey but true.

The Tent Club

The Tent Club - Members Only. After seeing the movie, "Kit Kettridge, An American Girl", Hailey decided that she wanted to have a club of her own so one day a few weeks ago her cousin, Emma, came over to play and they made up the Tent Club. They were so cute playing in the tent, they drug all sorts of "friends" outside to play in the tent with them. I was asked to serve them snacks but was not allowed to come in. :-(

Rocky Point, Mexico

This post is a little late but as Brandon says, "Always late but worth the wait". At the end of June we took a "Mommy & Daddy trip" down to Phoenix to meet up with our good friends Ben & Julie and then headed for the border! We drove from Phoenix 3 1/2 hours to Rocky Point in Sonora Mexico on the Sea of Cortez/Gulf of California. We had a blast just switching back and forth from the beach to the pool, pool to the beach. It was a ROUGH trip! It was so nice to just relax, eat good food, have some good laughs & get some sun...all with great company! Thanks for the unforgettable weekend Ben & Julie, we already miss you guys!!